Hi. My dad is starting cisplatin soon and was told hair loss is minimal, but not having gone through it I am not sure how accurate that is.

OH! GOOD LUCK ON THE FIRST WEEK ESPECIALLY! my mom already did one week..it was hard, for her and us..she was felling weak, she didnt have appetite; but she had surgery before, so she might have felt weak also because of that. he must drink a lot of watter! 3 l/day, otherweis he will have kidney problems. i dont know what else to tell you. if you have questions, i can answer, of course. i read and read...and still reading...our oncologist told us that she wont lose hair, but the second one we asked said she will lose..

thank you, dear! keep in touch!

My husband had this form of chemotherapy and was told it may cause hair loss.  In the event he had a little thinning. Not sure there is an absolute certaintity as people seem to suffer different side effects even if on same drugs.  Hope your Mum does well on the treatment.Jules54

There is information about this drug on the CR site if you google it.  The Cold Cap can be worn during the infusion to prevent hair loss - give your chemotherapy unit a call to ask about it as your Mum's appointment will need to be made about an hour longer if she is having this.  Hope the treatment works well x

thank you, Jules! I read a lot about all drugs and chemo and radiotherapy...and some talk about losing hair, other say the other way. After her first week of chemo she was ok, just weakness and no apetite..she didnt have all that bad effects. So i am hoping she wont lose her hair. I know it sounds strange, but right now this is her only concern, especially cause she doesnt want people to know about this, and she refuse wearing wig..kisses

i read a lot: about cisplatin, about chemo, about all chemo drugs, also about cold cap; views are divided; and i dont know if she can wear it, cause she is suffering from cervical spondylosis. Thank you for your answer

hi, Jane! thank you, i read a lot, thousands of pages, but right now all i want to know is about hair, and I was wondering if there are statistics about this, cause i dint find any. Thank you a lot!

I have very long thick curly hair, I had 2 consecutive days of Cisplatin and my hair is thinning. I now have to face 7 weeks of Chemoradiation to the pelvic area and have been told I shouldn't lose my hair but it will thin. I am concerned about the side affects of the Radiotherapy as been told they are not pleasant in that area. Wish your mom good luck x

Hi I had one dose of cysplatin 4 weeks ago and had every single side effect going, still feel rough, also my hair is now coming out, really depressed about it.